- Roadkill (film)
Infobox Film
name = Roadkill
image_size = 140px
imdb_id = 0098209
producer = Colin BruntonBruce McDonald
director =Bruce McDonald
writer =Bruce McDonald (story)
Don McKellar (screenplay)
starring =Valerie Buhagiar Larry Hudson Bruce McDonald Don McKellar
music =Nash the Slash
cinematography =Miroslaw Baszak
editing = Mike Munn
distributor =Shadow Shows Incorporated (Canada)
released =February 16 ,1990 (Berlin International Film Festival )
runtime = 85 min.
language = English"Roadkill" is a
1990 film by Canadian directorBruce McDonald .Synopsis
The film stars
Valerie Buhagiar as Ramona, an intern at a Toronto record label who is sent to Sudbury by promoter Roy Seth (Gerry Quigley) to track down the label's star band, Children of Paradise, after they disappear on tour. Because she doesn't know how to drive, however, she takes a taxi driven by Buddy (Larry Hudson). Once in Sudbury, she finds the band almost immediately, but then loses them again.She subsequently tracks the band all across
Northern Ontario . On her way, she encounters a variety of odd characters including an indie film director named Bruce Shack (McDonald himself), who documentsroadkill on the highway, and an aspiring serial killer named Russell (Don McKellar ), who's studied the profession thoroughly but just doesn't know where to start.Ramona finally locates the band in Thunder Bay, setting the stage for the film's climax.
Music is a large part of the film, and there are cameos by musicians
Nash the Slash (performing onstage),Leslie Spit Treeo (busking on a stretch of land) andJoey Ramone (as himself).Ramona's parents are played by Valerie's own parents, Nazareno and Giovanna Buhagiar. The bar patron who picks the pocket of the Apocalypse Club after he gets shot is played by the film's producer, Colin Brunton.
Awards
"Roadkill" won the Toronto-City Award for Best Canadian Feature Film at the 1989
Toronto International Film Festival . [cite web
title = Past Winners
work = Toronto International Film Festival
publisher = Toronto International Film Festival Group
url = http://www.tiffg.ca/content/divisions/pastwinners.asp
accessdate = 2008-02-12] Don McKellar was also nominated for two 1990Genie Awards , for Best Supporting Actor, and Best Original Screenplay. [cite web
title = Movies - Roadkill
work = New York Times
publisher = The New York Times Company
url = http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/41598/Roadkill/awards
accessdate = 2008-02-12]References
External links
*imdb title | id=0098209 | title=Roadkill
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